Blurton planning approval rate
Blurton ward in Stoke-on-Trent has a 78.3% approval rate based on 23 planning decisions. Stoke-on-Trent overall: 81.4%.
Last updated: September 2026
78.3%
ward approval rate
23
Decisions
18
Approved
5
Refused
81.4%
Stoke-on-Trent average
Blurton is 3.1 percentage points below the Stoke-on-Trent average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How Blurton compares
Blurton ward
78.3%
Stoke-on-Trent overall
81.4%
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Recent decisions in Blurton
Hip to gable roof extension including raising the roof ridge, loft conversion in · 2026-07-27
Erection of a single storey extension to side and rear, canopy to front. · 2026-06-15
Single-storey side extension. · 2026-06-15
Certificate of (proposed) lawful development for a s ingle storey side extension · 2026-06-15
Detached garage · 2026-06-01
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Other wards in Stoke-on-Trent
Etruria & Hanley (88.9%)
Hanley Park, Joiner's Square & Shelton (80.1%)
Hanford, Newstead & Trentham (84.1%)
Baddeley, Milton and Norton (84.9%)
Moorcroft & Sneyd Green (89.7%)
Hartshill Park & Stoke (71.6%)
Longton and Meir Hay South (84.5%)
Burslem (79.1%)
Fenton West & Mount Pleasant (81.0%)
Basford & Hartshill (73.7%)
Penkhull & Springfields (94.7%)
Tunstall (71.4%)